manstealing [man-stee-ling] ExamplesWord Origin noun
- the act of kidnapping.
Origin of manstealing First recorded in 1570–80; man1 + stealing Examples from the Web for manstealing Historical Examples of manstealing
To guard most effectually against this dreadful crime of manstealing, God enacted this severe law.
The Anti-Slavery Examiner, Omnibus
American Anti-Slavery Society